Rail-tie.



No. 733,654- I PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

J. KELLY.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICIATION FILED 11017.25, 1902.

,NO MODEL.

Patented July 14, 19031 JOHN KELLY, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS MCGEAOHIE, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO.

RAI -"tie.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,654, dated. July 14, 1903.

Application filed November 25,1902. Serial No. 132,785. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Rail-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved construction of metal railway-ties, the object being to provide a combined rail tie and clamp whereby the rails are securely held in their proper positions. Furthermore, by employing a metal tie and clamping the rails thereof in the manner herein shown and described the wooden ties can be entirely dispensed with and also the laborious operation of spiking the rails thereof, and, furthermore, a less number of ties can be employed, and consequently a less number of connections or fastenings, thereby economizing in time and labor and material in the construction of a railway.

This invention is applicable to rails designed either for street or steam railways; and

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail-tie constructed in accordance with my invention, sections of rail being connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tie, one rail being shown clamped thereto, the web of the rail being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, the clamping means being shown in elevation. Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamps.

The rail-tie A is preferably made of rolled steel comprising the flat base A and the vertical web portion A the bases of the railroadrails B resting upon the upper edges of the said vertical web A The rails, however, also rest upon castings 0, arranged upon the opposite sides of the vertical web of the tie and securely fastened thereto by rivets. These castings O are also preferably formed of steel and comprise a flat horizontal plate C, upon which the rail rests, said plate being arranged flush with the top of the web A and integral with the rest-plate C is the back plate 0*, which rests against and is securely fastened to the web A and connecting the rest-plate O and the back plate 0 is the brace-flange G which rests upon the base A of the tie, as most clearly shown in Figs.1 and 4. Each rest-plate C is formed with a wedge-shaped projection C upon the under side thereof, and inasmuch as the castings are oppositely disposed the said wedge-shaped projections will be arranged upon opposite sides of the longitudinal line of the rail. The rest plate C and the wedgeshaped projection C have elongated openings C produced therein, said openings being intended to receive the bolts D, which secure the clamps E, said clamps securely connecting the rails Btothe rail-tie. Each boltD has a wedge-shaped head D, which is adapted to engage the wedge shaped projection 0, formed upon the under side of the rest-plate O, and, furthermore, the heads D are of such size and shape that they rest against the back plates C and thereby prevent the said bolts turning. Nuts D are secured upon the threaded ends of the bolts and securely hold the clamps E in place. Each clamp E comprises a fiat plate E, which is adapted to pass beneath the base of the rail, and an undercut projection E, which extends over the base of the rail, said undercut projection having a perforation E through which the bolt passes.

In operation the castings are securely fas tened upon opposite sides of the rail-tie, and after being set in their proper positions the clamps are arranged in their proper positions and the rails arranged thereon. The clamps are then brought into proper position, and by this is meant the undercut projections are forced to overlap the base of the rail and the perforations e brought into register with the opening C The bolts D are then forced upwardly through the slotted plates 0 and through the clamp-plates E and the nuts D applied to the upper threaded ends thereof, it being noted that the beveled heads of the bolt are held firmly in engagement with the wed ge-shaped projection O and also the back plate 0 thereby holding the bolt firmly against movement. Any tendency toward an outward movement of the clamping-plate is arrested by the wedging action and wedgeshaped projection, and any inward movement is checked by the web of the rail.

It will thus be seen that a strong, simple, and durable construction of rail-tie is provided, together with a simple and efficient means for securely connecting the rail thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rail-tie comprising a flat base and a vertical web, castings secured upon opposite sides of the said tie, each casting having a horizontal rest-plate and a clamp adapted to be secured to each rest-plate and bind the rail thereto, as specified.

2. A rail-tie comprising a flat base and a vertical web, castings secured to the rail-tie upon opposite sides, each casting comprising a horizontal rest-plate, a back plate and a bracing-web, and the clamp-plates adapted to be secured to the rest-plate, each clampplatehaving an undercut projection adapted to engage the base of a rail, as specified.

3. The combination with a rail-tie having a flat base, and a vertical web, of the castings secured to the tie upon opposite sides, each casting having a horizontal rest-plate provided with a Wedge-shaped projection upon the under side thereof, said plate and projecsides of the web, each casting consisting of a horizontal rest-plate, a vertical back plate, and a bracing-web, the rest-plate having a wedge-shaped projection upon the under side thereof, said plate or projection having an elongated opening, the clamp comprising the fiat plate, and the undercut projection, said undercut projection having an opening produced therein, a bolt having an enlarged beveled head, said bolt being adapted to be passed through the elongated opening of the restplate, and an opening in the clamping-plate, and the nut applied to the threaded end of the bolt, as and for the purpose described.

7 JOHN KELLY. Witnesses E. S. STEPHENS, J. F. HERTLEIN. 

